Jorge Iparraguirre
Software Engineer at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJorge Iparraguirre is a software engineer in Massachusetts with a strong foundation in theoretical chemistry and four years of software development experience building robust backend systems. He contributes to the notable Nextflow project, enhancing its DSL and core pipeline features for data-driven computational workflows, reflecting a blend of scientific rigor and engineering pragmatism. His career bridges academia and industry—from PhD-level research and postdoctoral work in computational chemistry to leadership roles in software and data engineering—bringing deep domain knowledge in molecular modeling and data-driven drug discovery. At Recursion and Kyulux he translated complex scientific problems into production-ready tools, including machine learning models, 3D representations, and automated synthesis pipelines. Jorge prefers focusing on productive human+machine collaboration rather than abstract debates, and he leans on careful error handling and reproducibility in code contributions. That mix of scientific expertise, open-source impact, and practical engineering makes him adept at turning research-grade algorithms into dependable software.
4 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude at Universität Karlsruhe (TH) / University of KarlsruheBachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry at Universidad de Zaragoza
Spanish, German, English, French
Github Skills (8)
workflow-engine10
dataflow-programming10
dataflow10
groovy10
reproducible-research9
dockers7
docker7
aws6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
nextflow-io/nextflow
Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
A DSL for data-driven computational pipelines
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:62 reviews, 79 commits, 55 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Jorge primarily contributes to the Nextflow codebase by implementing features and bug fixes related to core functionality and the DSL. These contributions include allowing locale settings in date formatting, improving the handling of process outputs, and addressing issues with file processing, along with improvements in error reporting. The user also added new features for file publishing and plugin functionality.
singularity-containersbioinformaticsawsdataflowslurm
jorgeaguileraseqera/nf-biojava
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
a nextflow plugin to integrate BioJava
Contributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 8 days
integratebiojavanextflow
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